Mamie Lemay, Lafayette Co, AR

Dear Aunt Ludie,

I am trying to find my great grandmother Mamie Lemay Fort.  I have a will
filed 1906 Clint Lemay deceased, to my wife Francis LeMay during her life
all real estate and personal property that I now own and possess or of
which I may die possessed in Lafayette County, Arkansas, or in any other
County or State.

Next I devise and bequeath to T. P. LeMay and Mamie LeMay Fort jointly and
equally share and interest alike all my real and personal property. My
issue is I have never found Mamie listed on census or another place with
the family.  I will be through your area this coming Friday morning and
would like to visit with you on this issue.

ES in Louisiana

Dear ES,

I don’t know if I can assist much, but I will give it a try.  First of all
there are several of your cousins that still live in this county and I am
familiar with the family.  I look forward to meeting you and your wife
Friday.

Aunt Ludie

I had an enjoyable visit with Mr. Stephenson and his lovely wife.  Through
phone visits and a couple of emails I was able to establish several avenues
for Mr. Stephenson to search.  D.H. LeMay as shown in marriage records was
married three times. First to Edna Eggers August 13, 1882. Second records
show Carrie Eggers November 16, 1885. Third the records reflect Mattie
McClendon June 8, 1891. (Your grandmother’s marriage E. E. Fort to Mamie
LeMay dated July 11, 1900.

When Mr. and Mrs. Stephenson arrived I was able to show him the old LeMay
cemetery between Stamps and Lewisville.  I thank Bruce Burton and his Scout
troop for having worked on this cemetery a few months back.  Had the troop
not cleaned and weeded there would have not been a way possible to walk in
and establish the cemetery and markers.  Again Mr. Burton and troops, thank
you.  The Stephensons were very surprised and pleased to find this place in
time where his ancestors rested.

I also showed him where the Wilson cemetery was located and left them alone
to sketch markers, make memos and pictures.

Mr. Stephenson left a wonderful gift for our county.  He shared Battle and
Fort History, which goes into the beginning of  Lewisville.  It is a very
interesting manuscript and will be copied and put in both libraries and the
archives at our courthouse.

I had posted several messages for information on the LeMay family and many
of the cousins responded w ith great interest of  the LeMay cemetery. They
are all interested in seeing it restored and preserved. I spoke with the
president of the Lafayette County Historical Society Maebell Pierce and she
and the officers are too very concerned about the lemma cemetery and many
others in our county. She said plans will be made to see about possibly a
clean up and maintenance of these neglected cemeteries.

-More on this later.

One troubling email I received mentioned that many markers were knocked
down and destroyed when the power line was erected over the cemetery.  I
really hope this can be investigated and all markers re-established.  The
markers that are there from Mr. and Mrs. Stephenson census are not nearly
all the markers that should be there according to local family members
living in Stamps.